Experimental Investigation and Characterization of E Glass and Carbon Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Composite Developed by Resin Infusion Technique

Abstract

Fiber reinforced polymer composite (FRPC) materials are extensively used in automobile, newlineaircraft and marine industries due to their high specific strength and stiffness as well as newlinefreedom in design. Nowadays, compared with traditional materials like steel, aluminum, newlineetc., the application of glass fiber reinforced polymer composites in the automotive industry newlinehas increased due to its high strength-to-weight ratio. The carbon fiber is another popular newlinechoice as a reinforcement in polymer composites for many engineering applications due to newlineits superior properties such as high strength and stiffness, high chemical resistance, hightemperature newlinetolerance and low thermal expansion. In recent times, many researchers have newlinebeen working on developing hybrid composites with two or more fiber reinforcements to newlinecombine the benefits of individual fibers. newline